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REPORT FROM JERUSALEM
Thursday, February
12, 2004
Shalom ,
Greetings from Jerusalem.
Just a brief news update on what is happening with us in these last days.
I had written another letter on my personal computer but it is now being
fixed. If they can repair it, it will take up to three more weeks.
I was in the UK in November preaching and had about 14 meetings. In the
future, I hope to write about the trip. I plan to be in the UK from June 3rd
June to the 21st.. Anyone who would like to invite me to speak can contact
Dena. Her email is alders@dircon.co.uk .
In December I was in the army guarding a prison full of Palestinian security
prisoners. It was a great blessing. At another time, I will mention the many
opportunities I had to witness.
Now back in Israel, I have been catching up. I have been spending a lot of
time visiting the people who are members of our congregation, catching up with
what is going on in their lives and finding out where they are in their walk
with God. It’s all part of the ministry. So many pastors are concerned with
numbers and not about the ‘condition’ of the sheep. It is a hard job with very
few physical rewards but many spiritual blessings.
We had a couple who decided it was ok to go beyond the realms of courtship and
enter into the realm of sexual intimacy without being married. It was a shock
to me because I could not imagine this couple would behave in this way. At the
same time I had recommended this sister to another congregation without
knowing that serious sin had been committed. Then the brother came to me and
confessed his sin, and at the same time, the sister, also confessed. We then
had a meeting between the two congregations about what to do. The couple
ended their relationship and separated. In the meeting, the brother said he
will do what is right before the Lord and marry her. It was not an easy
decision. They are now undergoing counseling with another pastor and trying to
work out their differences and hope to be married in May. Please pray that
they will learn to love each other and live to be examples to others through
their married lives. When we deal with people who have fallen into sin we
have to approach them in humility because we all have the capability of
falling into sin and even into grosser sin. We all hang on by the skin of out
teeth by Gods grace.
Our tours continue every Friday. After the recent terrorist attack, there have
been just a few coming to the Russian tours.
I also do a tour in English and have had opportunities to present the Lord
Jesus to unbelievers. It has also given me opportunities to encourage
professing believers in the truth who attend. On one of the tours, while I was
talking about atheism and saying that it is just a protest movement against
God, a young lady said that’s how she used to be but now she knew that God is.
Later in the conversation, she said she didn’t know which was the right way to
go. Because there were so many religions to choose from, she was looking for a
sign to show which one was right. I told her we already have had a sign, the
sign of the prophet Jonah and explained to her that there are not many
choices, but one. (Many wrong choices but one right one ) All religions may
be wrong but they all can’t be right. If you are driving 50 above the speed
limit and you get caught you may say I was driving X, but the policeman says
look at my laser gun. What will you say? The facts contradict you, the same
with truth. Not many truths but one. The conversation with me ended there,
later she got into more discussion with Jo brother who is working with us
here. Sowing seeds.
Recently, Jo and his family came from South America to join us. They are at
present “camping” out in our office until they sort their things out and are
currently taking an intensive Hebrew language study program. Please remember
them in prayer.
Slava, a brother who works with us, lost his mother last week and is now in
Moldova for the burial. Thank God she was a believer. She loved the Lord very
much but lived a hard a life. I think she relied more on the Lord as a result
of her circumstances. We remember her well as she was in Israel for several
months last summer and had shared her testimony with us.
We have a pastor from a large church in NYC helping us for a few months. His
name is Bill. So far he has been a great blessing. Please remember him in
prayer as well.
We are hoping to acquire a new meeting place, which is much larger than our
present facility, allowing us to expand our ministry. Another blessing from
the Lord - within the next few weeks, we will be purchasing a new van which
will be more economical to operate compared to the one we now have.
A number of people from Kiriat Gat are coming to the tours. We pick them up
and take them home.
We have a youth meeting every Friday night which is going well. The young
people are coming to the meetings with great enthusiasm.
Many of you have informed us that you pray for us everyday. Thanks for your
prayers and support.
Thanks again and may God bless you!
Antony
PS. Could you please help us to update our database by confirming your full
name, address and telephone number? Thanks once again.
Prayer Requests
"...in whom we
trust that He will yet deliver us, with you also helping together by prayer
for us, so that the gracious gift by many persons be the cause of
thanksgiving through many for us..." (2Co 1:10-11)
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Pray for the evangelism
- We have distributed over thousand videos last year and
several hundred this year, now we are starting to follow up. We
find people very open and many invite us into their homes.
- Please pray that many doors will
open, that God will open hearts, that there will a great
openness to receive the good news and that there will be a great
harvest of souls.
- Our evangelistic Russian tape.
We have duplicated it again, and it is called "Hear, O Israel".
Pray that it will be effective . We also have three new Videos
which we have purchased to help us in the follow up with the Jesus
Video.
- For the work of distributing
invitations for bibles and the Jesus film. We do this on a
regular basis and we get very good responses .
- Recently we handed out nearly 600 packs of literature at the
end of concert organized by the Christian embassy. We go to the
concert every year to evangelize. People ask us why and we say if
they will not preach the gospel inside we will preach it outside.
Pray that the literature will be read
and that people will come to faith. We heard that the name
of our Lord was not mentioned once.
- That the Lord will keep us safe as we travel many Kilometres
and distribute literature . Sometimes we are attacked by
religious Jews when we are distributing literature. Thank God that
He saves us, for we could always manage to escape from their
threat providentially.
- For the many new responses to the
Jesus film.
- For a new project with the Jesus
film. We have started a new project in a big city and so
far it has been very successful.
- For our summer evangelistic campaign and the volunteers who
will help .
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by Tony Simon
of Voice in the Wilderness
Web Site:
www.voice-wilderness.com
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